Where does “osaaja” come from?

osaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

osaaja (Finnish): skilled worker, pro, expert one who knows his trade

Definitions

  1. skilled worker, pro, expert one who knows his trade

Ancestry of “osaaja”, step by step

osaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish osata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosatato know how (to do something), can (do something)
2Proto-Finnicosat'ak—

Words derived from “osaaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →